09.10.2025 Ankara

TOBB University of Economics and Technology Rector Prof. Dr. Yusuf Sarınay attended the 2025-2026 Academic Year Opening Ceremony held at the Presidential Complex.

At the ceremony, TOBB ETÜ was awarded the Institutional Category - Digital Transformation and Big Data Studies Award with its quantum computer QuanT as part of the YÖK 2025 Excellence Awards. The award was presented by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to TOBB ETÜ Rector Prof. Dr. Yusuf Sarınay and Project Manager Prof. Dr. Ali Bozbey. 

- QuanT Project

The QuanT Project was launched by TOBB University of Economics and Technology (TOBB ETÜ) with the vision of making Türkiye a global player in the field of quantum technologies. The project builds on the university's extensive research experience in superconducting quantum electronics, which has been ongoing since 2009. 

QuanT, the first entirely domestically designed quantum computer, was developed by a team of 10 people consisting of three academics and seven graduate students from the TOBB ETÜ Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department. The project was unveiled on November 21, 2024, under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye. 

With QuanT, Türkiye has joined the ranks of countries developing quantum technologies, laying a strategic foundation for digital transformation, big data studies, and a secure quantum ecosystem.